(1) They have also dismissed the borough's 30th anniversary event as wasteful .(2) Simply put: it's wasteful and irresponsible to squander our precious resources on a luxury item like meat.(3) This saves the society from wasteful investment and ensures efficient use of scarce resources.(4) The State is the absolute worst mechanism for this purpose because it is so wasteful and inefficient.(5) Not to do so would be wasteful , an offence against Scottish thrift and against her tireless spirit.(6) North Americans are too wasteful , and too ready to turn a blind eye to it.(7) We are finding that they are disappearing fast because of careless, wasteful use of outdoor light.(8) It's a very wasteful process, almost entirely due to the fine mesh of the nets.(9) Other items of wasteful consumption include unused gym subscriptions and sports equipment.(10) Similar examples of irrational and wasteful uses of water can be found elsewhere.(11) So while the war will probably be wasteful , I doubt it will have much effect one way or the other.(12) I put this down to us eating a relatively healthy diet and not convenience foods which come with too much wasteful packaging.(13) This is a wasteful process causing a net loss of nitrogen to the animal and pollution of the environment.(14) When the cost of living increases, everybody will cut wasteful expenditure.(15) As energy prices soar, it will seem ludicrously wasteful to cart goods halfway round the world.(16) Restoring the dividend tax credit would be a better use of public money than much of the government's wasteful spending.
